When you use real nappies you tend to become very sensitive to the smell of washing. There are a few rules about washing nappies – eg never use fabric softener, it stops them absorbing – but to a large extent you need to work out what works best with your washing...
One of the benefits of washing nappies, (especially in London with our wickedly hard water) is that you tend to learn a lot about detergent – and washing machines. Before I got involved with real nappies I knew nothing about detergent. I’d never actually looked...
People can argue all they like about the relative environmental impacts of disposable vs washable nappies and they sure do www.guardian.co.uk but one thing is for certain; disposable nappies create a lot more waste. At Real Nappies for London we know it’s at least one...
That comment about the water cycle in Leo Hickman’s nappy debate is very thought provoking. So there’s loads of water basically trapped in disposable nappies in landfills all over the World. Is that true? Isn’t that a major issue?
Nocturnal Enuresis – ever heard of that? Well, I hadn’t until yesterday – although I probably should have. In my role as London’s real nappy ambassador an email popped into my inbox from ERIC – the charity for childhood incontinence. By the end of the morning I had...
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